The Winter School Model Arctic Council hold under the auspices of the University of the Arctic (one of the Arctic Council Observers) took place in Northern Arctic Federal University on 25-28 February 2014. The Winter School attracted proactive Master and PhD students from different countries, lecturers, practitioners from aca...

Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU) of Arkangelsk, Russia and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) have partnered to hold a Natural Hazards Workshop at NArFU. Some 40 scientists and students from Russia, USA, Finland, and Canada will participate in order to begin the development of an online course for UArctic in...

The indigenous Khanty community of The Bolshoi Yugan River in western Siberia is happy to announce that its website is up and running. It is a bilingual (Russian, English) content-rich site with text, photos and video. The website is available at: http://www.yaoun-yakh.ru (or http://yaoun-yakh.ru ) Stop by and visit!

GRID-Arendal is currently accepting applications for the position of Managing Director. Please see attached the announcement. The deadline for applications is 02 April 2014. The position is  announced  on the GA website, see http://www.grida.no/about/vacancies.aspx?id=5761 

The Master of Arts in Applied International Studies (MAAIS) at the University of Washington is a new intensive 10-month graduate degree program designed for professionals seeking to accelerate their careers in the foreign affairs arena. The program includes a three-week module on the current geopolitics of the Arctic. Applica...

UArctic has launched its new Education website education.uarctic.org, which provides valuable information for students about UArctic's member institutions and their northern-focussed study opportunities. The new site features a completely redesigned study catalogue providing an overview of northern courses and programs offere...

UArctic President Lars Kullerud met with the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region in Ottawa on February 24, 2014. The meeting was hosted by the Canadian parliament and the agenda included a dialog with the Honorable Leona Aglukkaq. Minister Aglukkaq is the Chair of the Arctic Council and will rep...

During this 16-day field excursion to Alaska's North Slope from June 6-21, 2014 students will learn about Arctic vegetation, soils, landforms, permafrost, geology, wildlife and land-use along the incredible transect from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay, which traverses boreal forest, alpine, and Arctic biomes. Plant species and vege...

The Tłı̨chǫ Government, the Government of the Northwest Territories and Canadian Polar Commission are co-hosting a multi-event symposium to advance the use of Traditional Knowledge in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories September 19 – 21, 2014

As someone interested in Arctic issues, you might like to see our latest brief, which summarizes the inaugural Arctic Circle Assembly and describes the mission and structure of the organization.

The 2 day World NGO Day 2014 Forum starts on the 27th at 8:30 GMT. Join us via Live Stream. You are more than welcome to follow the World NGO Day panel discussions and speeches via Live Stream: http://www.videonet.fi/worldngoday2014forum/  The World NGO Day 2014 Forum Official Programme is now available online: http://yourngo...

Twenty devices for measuring the state of permafrost were installed in ten districts of Yakutia. Recently, a group of researchers led by Kenji Yoshikawa, a scientist from Japan, came from expedition by route Khandyga-Tomtor Ust-Nera-Zyrianka within the frameworks of the project “Cryopedometer in Schools”.

Murmansk State Humanities University cordially invites you to participate in the Conference “Social Challenges of the European North: Experience and Perspectives of Sociological Research” on 20-21 March 2014.

The Department of Political Studies at University of Saskatchewan invites applications for four master’s fellowships in comparative Northern governance research.

The international summer school “Prospects for Sustainable Development of the Oil-Producing Region of Yugra” will take place in Yugra State University, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia on 18–31 August 2014. It is organized within the framework of the DAAD project “Go East Sommerschulen”, which means that eight students from Germany ca...